Emic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈiːmɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Emic is an adjective meaning (social sciences, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.
Meaning
(social sciences, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.
Example Sentences
In contemporary Anglophone usage, the term 'dhow' has come to refer generically and exonymically to traditional wooden vessels of the western Indian Ocean, whatever their particular forms or emic classification.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ethnocultural, epidemiologic, ethnical, ethnomethodological, epidemiological, ethnological.
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